diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
index 5730fe2445a6c1..98eedb90cdc3c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
@@ -1124,8 +1124,7 @@ static const char * chip_ids[ 16 ] =  {
 			void __iomem *__ioaddr = ioaddr;		\
 			if (__len >= 2 && (unsigned long)__ptr & 2) {	\
 				__len -= 2;				\
-				SMC_outw(*(u16 *)__ptr, ioaddr,		\
-					DATA_REG(lp));		\
+				SMC_outsw(ioaddr, DATA_REG(lp), __ptr, 1); \
 				__ptr += 2;				\
 			}						\
 			if (SMC_CAN_USE_DATACS && lp->datacs)		\
@@ -1133,8 +1132,7 @@ static const char * chip_ids[ 16 ] =  {
 			SMC_outsl(__ioaddr, DATA_REG(lp), __ptr, __len>>2); \
 			if (__len & 2) {				\
 				__ptr += (__len & ~3);			\
-				SMC_outw(*((u16 *)__ptr), ioaddr,	\
-					 DATA_REG(lp));		\
+				SMC_outsw(ioaddr, DATA_REG(lp), __ptr, 1); \
 			}						\
 		} else if (SMC_16BIT(lp))				\
 			SMC_outsw(ioaddr, DATA_REG(lp), p, (l) >> 1);	\